Job Title: Advisor, Salesforce Solutions
Location: Remote
Description
Founded in 2004, BME Strategies is a Massachusetts-based consulting firm specializing in the design, implementation, and evaluation of public health programs for local, regional, and state government partners. Our work supports evidence-based, community-driven solutions that strengthen public health systems and advance equity across the communities we serve. At BME, our clients are on the front lines of Public Health. Priorities may shift but our commitment to supporting our partners does not. We take pride in having multi-year, multi-project engagements, often working closely as an extension of their staff. Our success comes from our shared values: a bias toward action; optimistically collaborative; willingness to navigate ambiguity; minimal ego - no job is too small or big; pursuing the equitable solution; always learning, and; committed to quality at every stage.
Position Overview
The Advisor, Salesforce Solutions develops technology tailored to the real-world demands of public health operations. This role leverages a foundation in public health to understand critical operational needs, such as why a disease investigator requires specific data access or how reporting workflows must address multi-jurisdictional complexities. Beyond coding to technical specifications, the Advisor draws on direct experience in the field to deliver practical, intuitive solutions.
Working as part of a dynamic, collaborative team focused on the PH360 platform and client implementations, this position offers direct mentorship from senior developers and software architects committed to professional growth. In turn, the Advisor contributes valuable public health domain expertise to drive superior solution design. Far from an isolated engineering role, this position centers on active pair programming, dynamic design discussions, and a shared focus on delivering meaningful outcomes for clients.
This is an ideal opportunity for anyone who has ever identified flaws in public health systems and felt driven to create a better alternative.
Additionally, The Advisor, Salesforce Solutions will be a member of BME's Measurement, Evaluation, and Quality Improvement (MEQI) practice area and embedded within a client project team.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
BME Org-Wide Responsibilities for Advisors (Subject Matter Experts):
- Leads or co-leads larger projects, technical & advisory, contributes to project design
- Mentorship Potential: mentors Associates and Senior Associates on projects when possible; serves as a technical resource for their practice area
- Business Development: manages projects to exemplary client satisfaction; contributes to and/or leads proposals
- Role expectations: 90% project work, 5% administrative work, and 5% business development work.
Role-Specific Responsibilities:
- This role will be part of the Agile Release Train (ART) that follows SAFe principles:
- Program Increment (PI) Planning: participating in quarterly planning sessions, learning how technical roadmaps come together and contributing your public health perspective
- Sprint Collaboration: working in two-week sprints with daily standups, regular backlog refinement, and sprint retrospectives
- Pair Programming: working alongside senior developers to help grow technical skills
- Team Problem-Solving: providing insight into public health workflows that will help the team build better solutions
- Develop and maintain Salesforce applications using Apex, Lightning Web Components, and Flow
- Collaborate with senior developers and architects on solution design
- Participate actively in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives
- Write clean, well-documented, testable code that follows team standards
- Learn and apply Salesforce best practices through code reviews and mentorship
- Help translate public health requirements into technical implementations
- Ask questions, seek feedback, and continuously improve skills.
Experience, Qualification, & Skills
- Required:
- Minimum 6 years experience
- 2+ years in a consulting firm environment
- Demonstrated subject matter expertise in at least one practice area
- Capable of independent technical contribution
- 1-4+ years client-facing experience
- 1-2 years of hands-on Salesforce development or administration experience (required)
- 1+ years working for a governmental public health agency (local, state, federal, or tribal)
- MPH or similar relevant graduate degree; relevant experience may be substituted for a graduate degree.
- A deep knowledge of public health that will help shape technical discussions and design decisions.
- Salesforce Administrator certification required (Platform Developer I preferred, or willingness to obtain within 6 months)
- Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly
- Hands-on experience with the Salesforce platform (required)
- Basic understanding of Apex, SOQL, or similar programming languages
- Familiarity with Salesforce declarative tools (Flow, Process Builder, validation rules)
- Understanding of relational databases and data modeling concepts
- Exposure to version control (Git) or willingness to learn
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
- Preferred:
- Salesforce Platform Developer I certification
- Experience with Lightning Web Components or other JavaScript frameworks
- Familiarity with Agile or SAFe methodology
- Background in public health data systems, case management, or epidemiology workflow
- Trailhead Ranger status or significant Trailhead completion
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced consulting environment.
- And an alignment with BME’s shared values.
Work Environment
- This is a full-time position based in a home office environment within the U.S.
- BME Strategies in a remote-first organization. This role may require occasional travel to client sites, conferences, or meetings as required.
- BME's work is organized around contracts that have defined scopes and timelines. As contracts conclude, we make every effort to transition team members to new projects that align with their practice area or skill set. As a result, the responsibilities of an employee hired for a particular position may adapt based on project needs and assignments.
Compensation & Benefits
- BME Strategies offers a competitive compensation package that includes:
- 11 paid floating holidays each year, plus 4 weeks of additional PTO, giving employees flexibility to take time off when it matters most.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance, with 80% employer-paid coverage for the employee & 70% employer-paid coverage for dependents;
- Health FSA and dependent care FSA;
- 401(k) with employer match;
- Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance;
- And opportunities for professional development and career growth.
- The salary range for this position is $87,360 - $120,640 per year.
Please note: New employees are typically brought into the organization at a salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint, dependent upon internal equity and the budgeted amount for the position.
How to Apply
- To apply for this position, please complete and submit all information in the application link.
- We expect a large volume of applicants for this position and only those candidates invited to move forward in the interview process will be contacted.
- AI Use: At BME Strategies, we value authenticity and want to hear directly from you about your experiences, skills, and perspective. Please ensure that your resume, application responses, and cover letters accurately reflect your own knowledge, experience, and thinking. While AI tools can be used for limited support, including proofreading, formatting, or improving clarity, AI should not be used to generate responses. We encourage you to respond in your own words and draw from your actual experiences.
- Important Notice on Recruitment Fraud: BME Strategies communicates with applicants only through email addresses ending @bmestrategies.com. We do not use third-party domains for recruitment outreach. If you receive communication from a different email address, please do not respond and report it to us at info@bmestrategies.com
- Please note that BME Strategies is unable to sponsor work-related visas.
- BME Strategies is made up of individuals with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and many other parts of one’s identity. These varied points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility. BME Strategies is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, prior record of arrest or conviction, or current employment status.
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